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General Information for Japan

Japan Football Association
Founded
1921
FIFA entry
1929
Average height in 2021
1.79m
Average age in 2021
27.1
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2021
No jersey in 2021

Coaches in 2021

Moriyasu, Hajime (Coach)

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Moriyasu, Hajime (Coach)

Day of Birth
1968-08-23
Place of Birth
Kakegawa (Japan)
Height
1.74m
Matches
12 (10 / 2)
Goto coach Hajime Moriyasu

Players of Japan in 2021

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Gonda, Shūichi 1989-03-03 Goalkeeper Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kawashima, Eiji 1983-03-20 Goalkeeper France RC Strasbourg 2 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshida, Maya 1988-08-24 Centre Back Italy Sampdoria Genova 9 0 0 0 0 0
Nagatomo, Yūto 1986-09-12 Left Back Japan FC Tōkyō 8 0 0 0 0 0
Tomiyasu, Takehiro 1998-11-05 Centre Back England Arsenal FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
Yamane, Miki 1993-12-22 Right Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 5 1 1 0 0 0
Sakai, Hiroki 1990-04-12 Right Back Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ogawa, Ryoya 1996-11-24 Left Back Japan FC Tōkyō 2 3 0 0 0 0
Sasaki, Sho 1989-10-02 Centre Back Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 2 1 0 0 0
Muroya, Sei 1994-04-05 Right Back Germany Hannover 96 2 2 0 0 0 0
Nakatani, Shinnosuke 1996-03-24 Centre Back Japan Nagoya Grampus 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ueda, Naomichi 1994-10-24 Centre Back France Nîmes Olympique 2 1 0 0 0 0
Shōji, Gen 1992-12-11 Centre Back Japan Gamba Ōsaka 2 0 0 0 0 0
Taniguchi, Shōgo 1991-07-15 Centre Back Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 0 0 0 0
Itakura, Kō 1997-01-27 Centre Back Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 1 0 1 0 0 0
Matsubara, Ken 1993-02-16 Right Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nakayama, Yūta 1997-02-16 Centre Back Netherlands PEC Zwolle 0 4 0 0 0 0
Hatanaka, Shinnosuke 1995-08-25 Centre Back Japan Yokohama F Marinos 0 1 0 0 0 0
Itō, Junya 1993-03-09 Right Midfielder Belgium KRC Genk 9 0 5 0 0 0
Endo, Wataru 1993-02-09 Defensive Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 9 0 1 0 0 0
Morita, Hidemasa 1995-05-10 Defensive Midfielder Portugal CD Santa Clara 7 2 2 0 0 0
Kamada, Daichi 1996-08-05 Attacking Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 2 3 0 0 0
Shibasaki, Gaku 1992-05-28 Centre Midfielder Spain CD Leganés 4 2 0 0 0 0
Haraguchi, Genki 1991-05-09 Right Midfielder Germany Union Berlin 3 6 0 0 0 0
Tanaka, Ao 1998-09-10 Centre Midfielder Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 3 0 1 0 0 0
Hashimoto, Kento 1993-08-16 Centre Midfielder Russia FK Rostov-na-Donu 2 2 1 0 0 0
Kawabe, Hayao 1995-09-08 Centre Midfielder Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 2 2 1 0 0 0
Kubo, Takefusa 2001-06-04 Attacking Midfielder Spain RCD Mallorca 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sakamoto, Tatsuhiro 1996-10-22 Right Midfielder Belgium KV Oostende 1 1 0 0 0 0
Inagaki, Shō 1991-12-25 Centre Midfielder Japan Nagoya Grampus 0 1 2 0 0 0
Dōan, Ritsu 1998-06-16 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0 1 0 0 0 0
Esaka, Ataru 1992-05-31 Attacking Midfielder Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mitoma, Kaoru 1997-05-20 Left Midfielder Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wakizaka, Yasuto 1995-06-11 Attacking Midfielder Japan Kawasaki Frontale 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ōsako, Yūya 1990-05-18 Right Winger Japan Vissel Kōbe 9 0 9 0 0 0
Minamino, Takumi 1995-01-16 Secondary striker England Liverpool FC 9 0 4 0 0 0
Furuhashi, Kyōgo 1995-01-20 Left Winger Scotland Celtic Glasgow 3 8 3 0 0 0
Asano, Takuma 1994-11-10 Centre Forward Germany VfL Bochum 3 7 2 0 0 0
Onaiwu, Ado 1995-11-08 Centre Forward France Toulouse FC 1 2 3 0 0 0

Matches of Japan in 2021

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2021-03-25
Japan
Japan
South Korea
South Korea
3:0 c
Japan vs. South Korea
Friendly
Nissan Stadium
2021-03-30
Mongolia
Mongolia
Japan
Japan
0:14 c
Mongolia vs. Japan
World Cup 2022 - Group F
Fukuda Denshi Arena
2021-05-28
Japan
Japan
Myanmar
Myanmar
10:0 c
Japan vs. Myanmar
World Cup 2022 - Group F
Fukuda Denshi Arena
2021-06-07
Japan
Japan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4:1 c
Japan vs. Tajikistan
World Cup 2022 - Group F
Suita City Football Stadium
2021-06-11
Japan
Japan
Serbia
Serbia
1:0 c
Japan vs. Serbia
Friendly
Misaki Park Stadium
2021-06-15
Japan
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
5:1 c
Japan vs. Kyrgyzstan
World Cup 2022 - Group F
Suita City Football Stadium
2021-09-02
Japan
Japan
Oman
Oman
0:1 c
Japan vs. Oman
World Cup 2022 - Group B
Suita City Football Stadium
2021-09-07
China
China
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
China vs. Japan
World Cup 2022 - Group B
Khalifa International Stadium
2021-10-07
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Japan
World Cup 2022 - Group B
King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
2021-10-12
Japan
Japan
Australia
Australia
2:1 c
Japan vs. Australia
World Cup 2022 - Group B
Saitama Stadium 2002
2021-11-11
Vietnam
Vietnam
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Vietnam vs. Japan
World Cup 2022 - Group B
My Dinh National Stadium
2021-11-16
Oman
Oman
Japan
Japan
0:1 c
Oman vs. Japan
World Cup 2022 - Group B
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
12 Matches

Match Progress for Japan in 2021

Favorite Opponents of Japan

Opponent M W D L G
South Korea
South Korea
44 14 9 21 58
China
China
29 17 8 4 46
Australia
Australia
23 11 7 5 36
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
19 6 7 6 25
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
18 11 2 5 27
North Korea
North Korea
18 10 3 5 23
Iran
Iran
15 5 5 5 17
Thailand
Thailand
14 10 2 2 30
Oman
Oman
14 10 3 1 21
Iraq
Iraq
13 7 2 4 20
Brazil
Brazil
13 0 2 11 5
Syria
Syria
12 10 2 0 34
Bahrain
Bahrain
12 10 0 2 23
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
11 7 3 1 30
Paraguay
Paraguay
11 5 3 3 18
Singapore
Singapore
10 9 1 0 21
Qatar
Qatar
10 2 4 4 12
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
10 8 2 0 30
Uruguay
Uruguay
9 2 3 4 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
8 7 1 0 25
Jordan
Jordan
7 4 2 1 22
Ghana
Ghana
7 5 0 2 16
Poland
Poland
7 2 0 5 10
Argentina
Argentina
7 1 0 6 4
Nepal
Nepal
6 6 0 0 33
Colombia
Colombia
6 1 1 4 4
Malaysia
Malaysia
6 4 0 2 12
Belgium
Belgium
6 2 2 2 11
Peru
Peru
6 2 2 2 8
Vietnam
Vietnam
6 5 1 0 12
New Zealand
New Zealand
6 3 0 3 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
6 5 0 1 8
Mexico
Mexico
6 1 0 5 6
India
India
6 6 0 0 24
France
France
6 1 0 5 7
Cameroon
Cameroon
5 3 2 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 3 1 1 10
Venezuela
Venezuela
5 0 4 1 5
Myanmar
Myanmar
5 5 0 0 27
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
5 3 0 2 4
Ecuador
Ecuador
4 2 2 0 5
Canada
Canada
4 3 0 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
4 1 1 2 6
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4 4 0 0 19
Jamaica
Jamaica
4 2 1 1 7
Yemen
Yemen
4 4 0 0 8
Germany
Germany
4 2 1 1 8
Sweden
Sweden
4 0 2 2 8
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
4 4 0 0 19
Kuwait
Kuwait
4 1 0 3 2
Senegal
Senegal
4 0 2 2 4
Ukraine
Ukraine
3 1 0 2 2
Romania
Romania
3 0 1 2 2
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 11
Honduras
Honduras
3 2 1 0 14
Bolivia
Bolivia
3 2 1 0 4
England
England
3 0 1 2 3
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 2 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
3 2 0 1 5
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 2 1 0 10
Serbia
Serbia
3 1 0 2 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 1 1 1 5
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3 1 1 1 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 2 0 1 2
Macau
Macau
3 3 0 0 23
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 8
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 2 1 0 5
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 1 0 2 8
USA
USA
3 2 0 1 7
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 2
Czechia
Czechia
3 1 2 0 1
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 4
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2 2 0 0 11
Iceland
Iceland
2 2 0 0 6
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 8
Italy
Italy
2 0 1 1 4
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 4
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 5
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 20
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 1 1 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
2 2 0 0 5
Finland
Finland
2 2 0 0 7
Greece
Greece
2 1 1 0 1
Philippines
Philippines
2 2 0 0 17
Spain
Spain
2 1 0 1 2
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt
2 2 0 0 5
South Africa
South Africa
1 0 1 0 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
1 1 0 0 3
Russia
Russia
1 1 0 0 1
Pakistan
Pakistan
1 1 0 0 4
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 1 0 3
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 3
Denmark
Denmark
1 1 0 0 3
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 1 0 0 1
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Angola
Angola
1 1 0 0 1
Togo
Togo
1 1 0 0 5
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 2
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
1 1 0 0 3
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 4
Palestine
Palestine
1 1 0 0 4
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 1 0 0 2
Malta
Malta
1 1 0 0 1
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 0
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
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